Action Steps to Improve the Health of New Americans
CHAPTER 4 Action Steps to Improve the Health of New Americans Patricia Ohmans Introduction One in 10 Americans is a first-generation immigrant, according to the US Census. Since the earliest…
CHAPTER 4 Action Steps to Improve the Health of New Americans Patricia Ohmans Introduction One in 10 Americans is a first-generation immigrant, according to the US Census. Since the earliest…
Chapter 64 Dermatologic Disease Arturo Saavedra-Lauzon, MD, PhD, Richard A. Johnson, MD Cutaneous disorders occur nearly universally during the course of HIV disease as a result of acquired immunodeficiency or…
Chapter 69 Respiratory Disease Laurence Huang, MD Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection can develop respiratory dysfunction due to a wide variety of disorders. Although the immediate focus is…
Chapter 50 Cytomegalovirus Disease Paul D. Griffiths, MD, DSc, Michael A. Polis, MD, MPH Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common infection in the general community, with 60% of adults in developed…
Chapter 37 Toxoplasmosis José M. Miró, MD, PhD, Henry W. Murray, MD, Christine Katalama, MD Prior to the emergence of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), toxoplasmosis was largely recognized as…
Chapter 40 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Thomas E. Dobbs, MD, MPH, Michael E. Kimerling, MD, MPH All who mix with tuberculosis patients got infected, but remained well so long as they took…
Chapter 78 Hepatic and Hepatobiliary Diseases Nicole M. Martin, MD, Raymond T. Chung, MD, Kenneth E. Sherman, MD, PhD Diseases of the liver are a major source of morbidity and…
Chapter 60 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Richard F. Little, MD, Stefania Pittaluga, MD, Robert Yarchoan, MD INTRODUCTION Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a broad term encompassing many neoplasms of lymphocytes, and along with…
Chapter 62 Neurological Disease Serena S. Spudich, MD, Richard W. Price, MD Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection, and particularly its late stage of severe immunodeficiency (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS), renders…